Brazil

Brazil is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Brazil are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow

Male 11%Female 89%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 11% male / 89% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 50 male / 393 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Brazil

To address Brazil when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Brazil," in English, "Guten Tag Brazil," in German. About 11% of people named Brazil are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Brazil,

German

Guten Tag Brazil,

French

Bonjour Brazil,

Spanish

Estimado/a Brazil:

Chinese

Brazil您好：

Japanese

Brazil様

English

Hi Brazil,

German

Hi Brazil,

French

Salut Brazil,

Spanish

Hola Brazil,

Chinese

Brazil你好：

Japanese

Brazilさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Brazil by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	rare	woman's name	11%

United States birth data

50 male · 393 female · 443 births recorded

Male 11%Female 89%

Since 1980: 10% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Brazil a male or female name?

Brazil is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Brazil are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Brazil in an email?

Is Brazil a unisex name?

Brazil is not a unisex name: 11% of people named Brazil are men. Brazil leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Brazil a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/brazil (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_brazil,
  title  = {Is Brazil a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/brazil},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}